Where does “Einkaufstüte” come from?

Einkaufstüte (German) comes from German Tüte, from Middle Low German tûte, from Proto-Germanic *tut(t)-.

Einkaufstüte (German): shopping bag

Definitions

  1. shopping bag

Ancestry of “Einkaufstüte”, step by step

Einkaufstüte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tüte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTütea small to medium-sized bag, usually of paper or...
2Middle Low Germantûte—
3Proto-Germanic*tut(t)-—

via German einkauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinkaufpurchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something)
2Middle High Germaneinkauf—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *tut(t)- →Every word from Middle Low German tûte →Every word from German Tüte →